The African American Methodist Heritage Center (AAMHC) is blessed to have staff support from Carol Travis. As the Executive Assistant, a part-time position, she is the person who returns phone calls, answers correspondence, sets up meetings, publishes the AAMHC Journal, and does whatever else needs to be done. Carol has been associated with AAMHC since […]
Bishop Martin D. McLee, leader of The United Methodist Church’s New York Area, died Sept. 6. He had been on leave of absence due to illness since July. McLee would have been 59 years old Sept. 10.
Wall hanging given to Gammon Theological Seminary to commemorating its status as first African American Methodist Heritage site., presented by Donald Lusk, member of Board of Directors of the AAMHC
Annual Report of The African American Methodist Heritage Center To The 47th Annual Meeting of the Black Methodists for Church Renewal – March 28, 2014 No tree can flourish without its roots. Some roots are very deep and not easy to find or to trace. These are the roots of many of the hundreds of […]
By Pamela Crosby African-American spirituals, also known as Negro spirituals, are a familiar, precious part of American history. Today their melodies are an integral part of worship services. Often sung as part of Martin Luther King Jr. birthday and Black History Month celebrations, oppressed people worldwide continue to use them as protest and liberation songs. […]
47th Meeting, March 28-29, 2014, St. Louis, Missouri We are only a few weeks away from the 2014 Special Meeting of Black Methodists for Church Renewal. We have much work to do and we have much to celebrate in the life of the church and by way of what we are endeavoring to do in […]
Explore the dynamic history of a resilient, faithful African American people who overcame racism and rejection to serve God as a remnant in their predominantly white denomination. They were determined to achieve freedom, dignity and full inclusion in developing a united Methodist Church. They succeeded through their faithful obedience to God’s vision of love, justice […]
Methodist history is expressed uniquely in our society African American Methodist Heritage Center announces our 2014 calendar, which celebrates the banners that are displayed in various artistic mediums in churches, and on their websites… The banners honor the legacy and tradition of early Methodists and embrace the uniqueness of the current age. This calendar honors […]
For a decade Bishop Forrest C. Stith, has led the AAMHC in assembling a trove of Black Methodist archival treasures. The Center celebrated both its own 10 year history and the service of its unpaid President and CEO at a December 9, 2011 Washington, D.C., gala that featured a concert of revered African American sacred […]
The African American Methodist Heritage Center (AAMHC) is a ministry of the United Methodist Church and Methodism at large. It views the church and its ministry in retrospect and prospect,